Hello listeners it's Thursday March 30th I'm your host Isaac Doberr subbing in for

Scott Bland you're listening to Politico's nerd cast Before we get started, please remember to subscribe and rate the Nurdcast on iTunes or whatever

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And while we're at it, I want to plug my own podcast, Off Message, where I interview the country's

leading political figures to get into what's really going on in politics.

Some of our guests were House Freedom Caucus,

Crusader, and Nietzsche enthusiasts Dave Brat,

former DNC chair Donna Brazil,

right after she handed the gavel over to Tom Perez.

And this coming Monday, our guest is Seattle Mayor Ed. right after she handed the gavel over to Tom Perez.

And this coming Monday, our guest is Seattle Mayor Ed Murray,

who talked to you about the lawsuit he just filed against

the federal government on sanctuary cities.

We also talked about his history with Trappist monks and how they influenced his decision

to come out of the closet as a young man

it's a story that is different from anything I've ever heard before and I'm sure you

will be really intrigued to hear his whole telling of it. And with that, let's get to today's

numbers. Number one, 35, that's Donald Trump's

approval rating. Can it go any lower? We'll talk about it. Number two, two and a half, that's

the number of hours of Devon Nunez, the House Intelligence Committee chair, took to start to sell out his source when it was revealed that he had actually met that source at the White House the day before going to tell President

Trump about some supposed intelligence findings and having a press conference

there. Number three, 29, that's the number of confirmed no votes for cloture for Neil Gursich's nomination

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